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Updated At: Apr 20, 2022 07:53 AM (IST)
No rush was witnessed at the Ahmedgarh Registrar Office on Tuesday.
Mahesh Sharma
Mandi Ahmedgarh/Raikot/ Payal, April 19
Revenue offices which have been infamous as dens of corruption are now claimed to be free of all vices by the AAP government. But those facilitating transfer of property and other procedures in the department have panicked stakeholders to the extent that both number of registrations and value of business transactions have fallen steeply in this part of Malwa.
Feeling incapable of approaching the officials concerned, residents have been made to understand that getting revenue works done without paying bribe is now an uphill task as Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced zero tolerance to corruption at all government offices, including Registrar offices and offices issuing no objection certificates for sale of property situated in various areas.
While small transactions are taking place in routine, the majority of owners and purchasers of large chunks of property are reported to have postponed their schedules to get their transactions registered for the fear of confiscation of their deeds and reference of their cases to the higher authorities, which might necessitate extra payment of stamp duty.
However, the authorities at Registrar offices have claimed zero tolerance in corruption and complete transparency in various online services which were cashless. Acknowledging significant fall in the number of registrations, they argued that fall in transactions was due to ensuing harvesting period. “Registration of deeds and transfer of property in connection with agricultural lands normally does not take place while the crop is standing in fields. We expect a steep rise in the number of transactions in connection with rural properties once the harvesting period is over,” said a revenue official, maintaining that transactions in urban localities would also resume after procurement agencies make payments of procured wheat and money flows in the market.
Terming the much acclaimed ‘corruption-free governance’ as a futile attempt of the government to win applause, Murlidhar Gupta, a social activist, alleged that residents were being harassed on the pretext of lame excuses. “It is on record that revenue collection has declined steeply following the forming of the new government as deeds are not registered on fake pretexts. If the government wants to bring transparency and eradicate corruption completely, the procedure of transfer of property should be made simpler,” said Gupta.
He said people should avoid middlemen, approach the officials concerned for getting their transactions registered and make obligatory payments only through bank accounts.
Baldev Singh Latala, finance secretary, All India Kisan Sabha, alleged that the registration works at majority of registrar offices had come to a virtual halt after the forming of the new government in the state for obvious reasons of fake austerity on corruption.
Latala alleged that officials and their agents had been demanding bribes by interpreting ambiguous rules arbitrarily. “How can an official demand bribe for a registration work for which directions are crystal clear. It is the discretion amid ambiguity on documents proving ownership rights, value of land and measurement variability that force a purchaser or seller to grease palms of the officials concerned,” said Latala, questioning the borderline of 20 biswas or 2 kanal for registration of rural property. Restrictions on sale of plots in parts and submission of NOC for unauthorised colonies by urban local bodies are beyond comprehension of a common man.
Meanwhile, activists of the Revenue Officers Association, led by Harphool Singh, Tehsildar, have announced to shun field duties with effect from April 22. Providing security against intrusion of unauthorised persons into their offices, cancellation of Vigilance cases against revenue officers and payment of expenses incurred on visits to various courts in revenue-related cases were stated to be among their major demands.
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